1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RINGGOLD COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 676 701 Land in farms ..................acres.. 293 266 285 258 Average size of farm .......acres.. 434 407 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 858 186 298 Average per acre .........dollars.. 517 480 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 099 40 541 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 244 260 500 to 999 acres .................... 138 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 634 659 acres.. 233 914 225 274 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 573 592 acres.. 118 635 119 721 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 279 38 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 625 55 093 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 576 13 056 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 703 25 564 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 114 $100,000 or more .................... 106 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 028 28 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 486 39 957 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 675 701 $1,000.. 7 656 9 888 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 342 14 106 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 464 523 Other ............................... 212 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 270 200 days or more ................... 147 150 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 482 511 number.. 49 136 52 034 Beef cows ..................farms.. 453 461 number.. 26 840 25 326 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 23 number.. 149 640 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 479 521 number.. 26 367 32 421 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 191 221 number.. 49 114 54 322 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 203 221 number.. 87 603 89 820 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 43 number.. 2 841 2 190 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 26 number.. (D) 1 196 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 419 482 acres.. 47 187 40 969 bushels.. 5 502 285 4 248 023 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 33 46 acres.. 1 056 990 tons, green.. 12 673 13 037 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 10 acres.. 445 437 bushels.. 15 877 12 789 Oats for grain................farms.. 83 98 acres.. 2 919 2 560 bushels.. 135 375 90 507 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 356 439 acres.. 33 620 42 819 bushels.. 1 201 579 1 460 253 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 464 451 acres.. 36 511 35 333 tons, dry.. 92 935 83 083 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .